The sixth edition of European Youth Week (EYW2013) was celebrated across Europe during the week of 26 May – 2 June 2013. EYW2013 consist of a broad range of events and activities that are organised in all 33 countries participating in the EU’s Youth in Action (YiA) programme, where the coordination and ORganisation of events has been entrusted to the ... Read More »

Since 2 years, international volunteers from “Politistiko Ergastiri Agion Omoloyiton ” enjoy a license that allows them free travel in the main cities of Cyprus, with the bus network “Intercity Bus”. “Politistiko Ergastiri Agion Omologiton” participates in the European Voluntary Service program (EVS), a European program that welcomes young people from across Europe for a year to work in the ... Read More »

This week I have had the privilege to find out about the work done by the bicommunal youth network, Youth Power. To do this I had to travel to the divided heart Cyprus, the Ledra Palace buffer zone in the capital. Ledra Palace was originally a flourishing hotel but since the division, it has been hosting the United Nations Peacekeeping Force ... Read More »

Andrie is an ex-EVS, is Cypriot, and after her experience in Spain, hes outlook on life has changed dramatically! ¡In a good way! The interview is one of those that motivate anybody, even those who have never considered being volunteers. 1.- Andrie, tell me, at what point in your career you are. I completed a 5-month paid internship at the ... Read More »

Anthoula, or Anthi, is a Cypriot girl of twenty-two. Lives in Nicosia, studying psychology and will complete her bachelor in June. Two years ago, she participated in the Erasmus program, and Granada was her destination. As she says: “Granada is famous worldwide and here in Cyprus, all students want to go there. I have always heard that it’s the best”. ... Read More »